This new certificate
was recommended by the Academic Senate on April 15, 2004 and approved
by the President on June 14, 2004.

(Open to all majors except
those with or seeking a B.S. Engineering Technology option in Technology
and Engineering Education)

The certificate in Web and
Technology Literacy is designed to give students from many majors
some valuable internet and web authoring skills and a broad understanding
of technology. Digital devices and computers are ubiquitous in our
lives, yet most people do not know how they were designed, how they
work and how to use them.

This certificate will prepare
students to work with a variety of technologies including computers
and related technologies and the proper setup and operation of equipment
along with valuable troubleshooting skills required of today's labor
force. Students will gain an understanding of the system design
process and how our digital world works. Students will learn to
acquire and evaluate information from the internet and to communicate
information via the internet including ethical issues encountered
when using the internet. In addition, students will learn to create
a robust, useable, and accessible Web site. This certificate will
provide valuable technical skills for a variety of fields including
graphic arts, teaching, journalism, law, business and public administration,
social work and many others. The certificate is conferred as a post-baccalaureate
certificate or concurrently with the BS/BA degree.

Requirements

1. A bachelor's (conferred
or expected) degree.

2. Consultation with a program
advisor and preparation of a program planner. 3. Completion of 24
units as specified below: